Tuesday, June 30, 2020

HB with stars TMS 561

Today I simple card using several Spellbinder dies for a masculine birthday card. I just never seen to have enough of them around. Be prepared next week is a big celebration at Tuesday Morning Sketches and there will be LOTS of prizes!



Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Spellbinders:  Stars; Pennant

Challenges
The Male Room - Ch. 139 Use Die cuts
Crafting Happiness - Ch. 55 Anything Goes
Inkspirational - Ch. 216 Sketch
Dream Valley - Ch. 228 All Occasions



Sunday, June 28, 2020

Foil Ornament

I had to make another foil Christmas card and I am just having so much fun with this new toy. Especially when I don't have much time to sit and color these days. For this card I pulled out some gold ribbon that I re-cycled which matched perfectly. Also did some die cutting.  I flipped the sketch.



Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections; Core-dinations
Foil:  Spellbinders Starburst
Spellbinders: Renaissance Jubilee
Ribbon:  Michael's
Bling:  Mark Richard's

Challenges
Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Ch. 184
CHNC - Ch. 496 Anything Christmas with optional snowflakes
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 444 -445 Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Christmas Decorations
Christmas Card Throwdown - June Upcycle/Recycle (gold ribbon)
Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 23 Anything Christmas
Dream Valley - Ch. 228 All Occasions
the Holly and the Ivy - Ch. 74 Anything Christmas
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 277 All about occasions
Fezziwigs Festive Frolic - Photo Inspiration

Sparkle

I wanted to post a card for the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 Challenge since my dear friend Kathie makes such wonderful sketches and I just love them. I made two Christmas cards. Both of them using my foil machine. The first with a snowflake design and lots of bling.



Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dinations: Recollections
Foil:  Spellbinder
Foil Die: Spellbinders; My Favorite Things
Die:  My Favorite Things
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles
Punch:  EK Success
Bling:  Michael's

Challenges
CHNC - Ch. 496 Anything Christmas with optional snowflakes
12 Months of Christmas Link Up - Ch. 66 Anything Christmas with optional Gingham
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 444-445 Anything Goes
Merry Little Christmas - Ch. 23 Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Ch. 228 All Occasions
the Holly and the Ivy - Ch. 74 Anything Christmas
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 277 All about occasions
Christmas Card Throwdown - June cluster embellshiments (bling)

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Sad people like the rain...

Today there is a New Release at Catch the Bug called Skelekinz aint no sunshine.  I have a computer generated sentiment. I added some flowers and sequins. I have some family going through some rough times so this will be perfect. I think that we all go through rough times in life and need support of others.  And we have been having a LOT of rain these past few days.




Patterned Paper:  Core-dinations
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Skelekinz Aint no Sunshine
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Die:  Tutti
Sequins:  Stash
Flowers:  Recollections
Flourish:  Sizzix
Ink:  Distress Oxide - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Do-Al(1) Kreatives - Ch. 42 Black, white and one other color
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 444 - 445 Anything Goes
Scrapping 4 Fun - Ch. 169 Anything Goes
the Creative Crafters - Ch. 29 Anything Goes

Flat out

Well my work has just been busy and life has gotten crazy. So I have nothing wrong, just not much time to craft or post. The other thing is that I have had a life of not sleeping much during the week so that I could stay up late or early into the morning with only getting a couple hours of sleep. And then trying to catch up on the weekends. My Mother, kids and doctor are after me that this is not healthy! And as a nurse I know that it is true. I just have looked at it as I have always behaved my entire life and now was my time to be "naughty" and do what I wanted. However, my doctor is threatening me that I am setting myself up for a heart attack. So.....I have been trying, and it's difficult to get more sleep. Since my husband passed away, my finance broke up with me, my cat and I have our own schedule. So working nights for years has allowed me to get away with little to no sleep, but I do have to take care of myself so I can enjoy my grandpups and children.
Here is a card using a stamp and sentiment from Judith and Heather. And I actually made a CAS card which is a big accomplishment for me.


Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Stamps by Judith & Heather Flat Chicken  & sentiment
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black

Challenges
AAA - CAS Challenge - Ch. 168 One corner stamping with optional masking
Krafty Chicks - Ch. 512 CAS
little red wagon - Ch. 554 Animal Antics
Crafty Animals - Ch. 39
2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Ch. 39
Alphabet Challenge - F Flora or Fauna

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Sexy I just love you

This week at Tuesday Morning Sketches 559 I have 3 different samples using the same Show Ponies Hot Glimmer Plates.  For one I used a sentiment Sexy from the Hey Beautiful Glimmer Hot Foil Plate.  And for the other two I heat embossed a sentiment from a PI stamp set from My Favorite Things.  There is washi tape on two of them and just some scraps on the one of designer paper.







Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Spellbinders Show Ponies Hot Glimmer Plates
Spellbinder: Tourquise Foil
Sentiment:  My Favorite Things PI
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Art
Washi Tape:  Recollections
Twine:  Divine Twine
Bling:  Mark Richards


Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Spellbinders Show Ponies Hot Glimmer Plates
Sentiment:  My Favorite Things PI
Spellbinder: Silver Foil
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Art
Washi Tape:  Recollections
Twine:  Pebbles
Bling:  Recollections


Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Gliter Cardstock:  Recollections
Spellbinder: Tourquise Foil
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp:  Spellbinders Show Ponies Hot Glimmer Plates
Sentiment:  My Favorite Things PI
Bling:  Recollections

Challenges
Crafty Animals - Ch. 39
Aud Sentiment - Ch. 253 Anything Goes with a sentiment
Allsorts - Wk 576 Embossing Dry or wet
Creatalicious - Ch. 189 Anything Goes with no designer paper
International Art & Soul - Ch. 85 Under the Sea

Monday, June 15, 2020

Embossed tulips you are in my thoughts

Today I made a card with blending distress oxide inks for the background then I heat embossed Early Tulip Bouquet from Picket Fences Studio in white and the sentiment in a dark purple.  I added some white butterflies and then distressed the edge with ink. I have been playing with my inks and having fun.
Welcome to my new followers. Just and update and thank you for your prayers, Jessica, my cousin is home from the hospital and will be recovering at her parent's home. I believe that prayers help so much more than we can ever know. Hugs.


Patterned Paper:  Recollection
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Picket Fences Studio - Early Tulip Bouquet (see above for direct link)
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts; Stampendous
Inks: Distress Oxides - Picked Raspberry; Peacock Feathers; Wilted Violet
Punch:  Martha Stewart

Challenges
Allsorts - Wk 576 Embossing wet or dry
Creative Knockouts - Ch. 354 Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes
Dream Valley - Ch. 227 Summer Colors
Crafty Friends - Ch. 137 Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Ch. 133 Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - June Flowers
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442- 443 Anything Goes

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Deer Scene Happy Birthday Brother

I made a bunch of blended ink backgrounds and punched out this deer landscape.  So here is a birthday card that I made for my Mom's stash. I used some washi tape, dry embossed the navy piece and framed the landscape.
Well I did it! I went out to dinner with 2 other nursing friends tonight and we went to a restaurant. We actually ate outside since it was cool, but sunny. Then we went to one of my friends places to continue our conversation. Now as I said when I did my Stella post previously I may talk smart, but I don't usually drink alcohol and I didn't tonight, but my girlfriends were celebrating that we were able to finally get together. I did have a piece of carrot cake.



Cardstock: Recollections
Deer Landscape Die:  Unknown maker
Die:  Tutti
Inks:  Distress Oxides:  Faded Jeans; Peacock Feathers; Salty Ocean
Washi Tape:  Recollection
Embossing Folder:  Cuttlebug

Challenges
613 Ave Create - Ch. 234 Anything Goes with optional create a blended background
Allsorts - Wk 494 Embossing Wet or Dry
Sweet Stampin' - Die Cuts and Punches
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 208 You're the Man
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 638 Masculine
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 459 Special Guy
Dragonfly Dreams - Make It Masculine
Alphabet Challenge - E for earth bound animal
As you like it - Scene or not and why? (Scene, looks more realistic and 3D)

Saturday, June 13, 2020

Have a PAWFECT Birthday

Well my son has a German Shorthair that just turned one. So I had to make a birthday card for my Grandpup. My son just loves his dog so both my kids who grew up with cats have converted to dogs. Which works out for them. I used a stamp from Newton's Nook Furr-ever Friends.



My Grandpups


Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp and Sentiment:  Newton's Nook - Furr-Ever Friends (see above for direct link)
Ink:  Versafine
Bling:  Mark Richards

Challenges
Mojo Monday - Sketch 538
Inky Paws - Ch.125 Color Challenge (see above)
Watercooler Wednesday - Ch. 275 All about occasions
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 242 - 243 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 253 Anything Goes with a sentiment
Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 485 Feature a Creature

Happy Pawther's Day

Today we start a new challenge at Catch the Bug and the theme is "The Man, The Myth The Legend".  Now I had my Father's Day card done so I made a card for my daughter's partner.  And since they have a dog together I used, Guy Walking Dog and made my own sentiment. She loved it!
On a sad note for the Catch the Bug DT, I just want to let you know that earlier this week my fellow DT member Julie Temple passed away from surgery complications. She will be greatly missed for her wonderful creations and sweet personality. Hugs and prayers go to her family.








Patterned LillyBee & Echo Park
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Guy walking dog (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Ink:  Colorbox
    Distress Oxide Broken China
Stencil: My Favorite Things
Spellbinders:  Pennant; Dog D-lite
Pop Dots

Challenges
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442 - 443 Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner - Ch. 208 You're the Man
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 638 Masculine
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 459 Special Guy
Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Masculine
Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 246 Father's Day
As You Like It - Scene or Not and why (Scene, helps make it look more realistic)
Always Fun - Ch. 166 For Dad


Friday, June 12, 2020

O come let us adore Him

I have to let you know that I just love sketch challenges and I am wanting to get my Christmas card done for the month. So I was actually cleaning the other day and found a magazine with some stamps and decided to use them with this Nativity set and my Distress Oxide.  I heat embossed the sentiment and die cut some snowflakes.





Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamps:  Creative Stamping - Issue 77 Phill Martin
Ink:  Versafine - Onyx  Black
       Distress Oxide - Frayed Burlap; Mustard Seed
Bling: Recollectiions
Dies: My Favorite Things
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Challenges
Christmas Card Throwdown  - June Sketch
Fezziwig's Festive Frolics - The Christmas Story
The Holly and Ivy - Ch. 73 Anything Goes
613 Ave Create - Ch. 234 Anything Goes with optional a blended background
CHNC - Ch. 493 Anything Christmas with optional winter fun
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442 - 443 Anything Goes

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

May your Holidays Sparkle

I was having fun playing with some Distress Oxides and then I decided to use some for this sketch. They are not the traditional colors for Christmas, but that's was intrigued me. I also found some ribbon that I had recycled from a gift. I dry embossed the white background and then pulled out some snowflake die cuts and put a pearl in the center of the smaller ones. Then used a My Favorite Things Christmas Sentiment that I have had for quite sometime as a freebie set.



Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  My Favorite Things
Ribbon:  Stash (recycled from gift)
Pearls:  Jolee
Dies:  My Favorite Things; Sizzix
Inks:  Distress Oxides - Spun sugar; Fired Brick; Worn Lipstick
                                     Peacock Feathers; Picked Raspberry; Mustard Seed; Wilted Violet
Embossing Folder:  We Are Memory Keepers

Challenges
Christmas Card Throwdown - June Sketch (see above)
CHNC - Ch. 493 Anything Christmas with optional winter fun
CCARY - June Recycle/Upcycle (ribbon)
613 Ave Create - Ch. 234 Anything Goes with optional twist create a blended background
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442- 443 Anything Goes


Tuesday, June 9, 2020

You're PLANE awesome

Here is a one layer card with lots of clouds made with a stamp set from Lawn Fawn called Plane and Simple. I am trying to get out of my comfort zone of making layered cards to making more one layer and CAS cards. I feel like a fat person wearing a bikini. There is NO patterned paper, yikes. And I lived.


Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn - Plane and Simple (see above for direct link)
Ink:  Memento - Tuxedo Black
        Distress Oxide - Broken China
Stencil:  My Favorite Things

Challenges
Lawn Fawnatics - Ch. 78 Make a scene
CRAFT - Ch. 558 Masculine
Sweet Stampin' - Masculine
Dragonfly Dreams - Make it Masculine
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 52 For the Boys/Men
Double Trouble - Ch. 58 Gear it Up for the Guys
   Thing 1 Masculine
   Thing 2 Use Your Stuff - Ch. 399 Masculine or Father's Day
   Thing 3 Circles (wheel on airplae, window on jet)
Tuesday Throwdown - Ch. 459 Special Guy
Love to Scrap - Ch. 138 For the Boys

To the Sweetest Man I Know!

Today at Catch the Bug it's a New Release day and we have Dad Cupcake.  I added my own computer sentiment on my brown monochromatic card.




Patterned Paper:  Recollections
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Dad Cupcake (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Ink:  Tim Holtz Distress - Old Paper
Spellbinders:  Small and Large Circles; Stars
Ribbon:  Offray
Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges
Sweet Stampin' - Masculine/Father's Day
Always Fun - Ch. Ch. 166 For Dad
Dragonfly Dreams Challenge - Make it Masculine
CRAFT - Ch. 558 Masculine
Cardz 4 Guyz - Ch. 246 Father's Day
Pearly Sparkles - Ch. 52 For the Boys/Men
Dies R Us - Ch. 146 It's Dad's Day
Double Trouble - Ch. 58 Gear it up for the guys
   Thing 1 Masculine Project
    Thing 2 Use Your Stuff - Ch. 399 Masculine or Father's Day
   Thing 3 Circles
Love to Scrap - Ch. 134 For the Boys


Sunday, June 7, 2020

Rainbow Unicorn

Today starts a new Stella Says Sketch at Catch the Bug and I just love this sketch. I used Sweet Unicorn 01 for my card.  I added a couple of extra Martha Stewart punched butterflies with some bling added to the center.  I outlined the clouds and the path of the butterflies with Sakura jelly glitter pen so I have sparkle and shine on this card also with the ribbon base. This sketch will be until July 5th since we have monthly sketches for the summer.
Now on my philosophical side, the meaning of the rainbow is of God as listed in Genesis, and the clouds of destruction. I think that we are going through lots of challenges at this time and whether you believe in God or not we need a positive focus. And I believe that the rainbow does that even if you just see it as the light that shines after the rain. I don't usually ask for personal favors, but I have a family member, Jessica my cousin who is struggling with life right now and is in the hospital. Her family isn't able to visit her due to the Covid precautions. So if you could please send happy thoughts and prayers for her, I would greatly appreciate it because she feels alone and is need of support. Thanks so much.




Patterned Paper:  American Crafts
Cardstock:  Bazzil
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Sweet Unicorn 01 (see above for direct link)
Ribbon:  Michael's
Bling:  Recollections
Punch:  Martha Stewart
Sakura jelly glitter pen

Challenges
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 472 Anything Goes
Get Creative - Ch. 92 Fantasy
Pattie's Creations Challenge - Ch. 171 Things that fly
Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 637 Anything Goes
Creative Craft Cottage - Ch. 130 Anything Goes
As You Like It - Scene or Not (why?)  Scene because it looks more realistic

Saturday, June 6, 2020

Some angels have fur

Well three days in a row with cat cards. Now I don't know why, but like I said before I have my family and friends that are going through a streak of losing their furry ones. Hence another sympathy card was needed after I just made a batch last week. My cousin just lost her 21 year old cat.  For my card, I embossed the white and black and for the photo I couldn't get the black dry embossing to show up. The stamps are from Newton's Nook.



Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamp & Sentiment:  Newton's Nook - Furr-ever Friends (see above for direct link)
Ink:  Versafine
Embossing Folders:  Sizzix
Divine Twine
Ribbon:  Offray
Border Punch:  Fiskars

Challenges
Mojo Monday - Sketch 538
Show us Your Pussycats - Ch. 55 Furrything Goes
Artsystamper Digitals - Ch. 17 Black, white and 1 other color
Do-Al(1) Kreatives - Ch. 42 Black, white and 1 other color
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes


Thursday, June 4, 2020

Never Stop Dreaming

I have another card with a cat today which is not sassy. Also please note on my previous sentiment, I am a registered nurse and hold a professional license. At my job I could be drug tested at any point in time so I can honestly say that I have never even tried them out of fear of not being able to do my childhood dream. Which is what my card is about today. I have a Hero Art Sleeping Kitty and a sentiment from Newton's Nook, Cosmic Newton. I heat embossed the sentiment which I have been having fun doing lately.




Patterned Paper:  DCWV
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections
Stamp: Hero Arts - Sleeping Kitty (see above for direct link)
Sentiment:  Newton's Nook - Cosmic Newton (see above for direct link)
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Art
Buttons:  Stash
Hemptique

Challenges
Crafty Animals - Ch. 39
Show Us Your Pussycats - Ch. 55 Furrything Goes
Path of Positivity - Ch. 81 Anything Goes with optional Success
The Sisterhood of Crafters - Favorite Technique (heat embossing)


Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Hug your Cat Day

Today at Catch the Bug it's Humor Me Wednesday and June 4th is Hug Your Cat Day so I made this card using Stella Calendar May with my own computer generated font. I added some Glossy Accents to Stella's glasses. I put some bright buttons and a couple of flowers on the card which are my favorite embellishments.




Patterned Paper:  American Craft
Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection
Stamp:  Bugaboo - Stella Calendar May
Sentiment:  Computer generated
Buttons:  Stash
Divine Twine
Hemptique
Flowers:  Recollections
Glossy Accents

Challenges
Penny's Paper Crafty - Ch. 472 Anything Goes
Crafty Animals - Ch. 39
Inkspirational - Ch. 214 Funny Sentiments
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 152 Flowers and sentiment
Show Us Your Pussycats - Ch. 55 Furrything Goes

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Intertwine Squares TMS 557

Today at Tuesday Morning Sketches we have a new challenge. For this card I dry embossed the background with little roses and then die cut the squares and put the flowers in the middle.  I didn't add a sentiment since I am undecided on what occasion I will use this for.



Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye
Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollections
Embossing Folder:  We are Memory Keepers
Die:  My Favorite Things
Flowers;  Wild Orchid Crafts

Challenges
Simon Says Monday Challenge - Make your own Background
Always Fun - Ch. 165 Layers
Crafty Catz - Ch. 508 At least 2 layers
Love to Craft - Ch. 47 Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments - Ch. 152 Flowers and a sentiment